líkr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === glíkr === Etymology === From earlier glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, whence also Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks), Old English ġelīc, Old High German gilīh. Compare gnógr, nógr (“enough”) for another word which in early texts retained g- from Proto-Germanic *ga-. === Adjective === líkr same, like, equal; alike, resembling probable, likely good ==== Related terms ==== úlíkr ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: líkur, glíkur Faroese: líkur Norwegian: lik Old Swedish: līker Swedish: lik Old Danish: lyk Middle Danish: ligh Danish: lig === Further reading === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “líkr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)